{"id":253,"date":"2026-11-05T23:03:59","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T23:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.actionfunder.org\/non-profits\/?post_type=ht_kb&p=253"},"modified":"2026-11-06T11:51:48","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T11:51:48","slug":"reading-a-fund-page-criteria-and-key-deadlines","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/help.actionfunder.org\/non-profits\/help\/reading-a-fund-page-criteria-and-key-deadlines\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading a fund page: criteria and key deadlines"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every fund has its own page with its full criteria and dates. Read it before you create or edit a project for that fund. To open one, click View<\/strong> on a fund card.<\/p>\n

The criteria<\/h2>\n

The funder sets every criterion on the page. Your project has to fit them to be considered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
On the fund page<\/th>\nWhat it tells you<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Individual grants of at least<\/strong><\/td>\nThe least you can ask for, if the funder has set a minimum.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Individual grants of up to<\/strong><\/td>\nThe most you can ask for. Your project’s grant size must be within this.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Who can apply?<\/strong><\/td>\nThe organisation types the fund accepts.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Focus areas<\/strong><\/td>\nThe causes the fund covers. Your project must share at least one.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Location<\/strong> (map)<\/td>\nThe area the fund covers. Your project’s main activity must take place inside it. Enlarge map<\/strong> to check the boundary.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Beneficiaries<\/strong><\/td>\nThe groups of people the funder wants to reach, such as older people or young people. Your project must benefit at least one of them.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Required application format<\/strong><\/td>\nVideo pitches<\/strong> and Written pitches<\/strong> means the fund accepts either. Video pitches<\/strong> on its own means the fund only accepts video pitches, and projects with a written pitch aren’t applied to it.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fund purpose<\/strong><\/td>\nWhy the funder is running the fund and what they want to achieve. Use it to shape your pitch.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Total fund amount<\/strong> shows the size of the whole fund, not what one project can get.<\/p>\n

The key deadlines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Date<\/th>\nWhat it means<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Deadline<\/strong><\/td>\nThe last date to apply. Your project must be published and matched (or applied, for Active Apply funds) by then.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Selection deadline<\/strong><\/td>\nWhen the funder expects to make their final decision. You can usually expect an update within 2 weeks of this date.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Funded projects to be delivered by<\/strong><\/td>\nWhen the funder would like funded projects finished. It’s a guide, and it doesn’t stop your project matching.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The bar at the top of the page shows Applications close on:<\/strong> and how much time is left.<\/p>\n

Dates can move, so the selection deadline is an estimate, not a promise. When will I hear back?<\/a><\/p>\n

Other tabs on the page<\/h2>\n
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  • About fund<\/strong>: the criteria and dates above.<\/li>\n
  • Funded projects<\/strong>: projects the fund has already backed.<\/li>\n
  • Updates<\/strong>: progress updates from those funded projects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    These are a good read if you want to know what this funder likes to fund.<\/p>\n

    Questions?<\/h2>\n

    Our team is around Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.<\/p>\n

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    • Email: hello@actionfunder.org<\/li>\n
    • Phone: 020 3805 2835<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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